FOXBOROUGH, MA– First reported by Seth Macomber (Sethman31) on twitter, trialist Noble Okello is set to join New England Revolution II.
Noble Okello was at training today. Bruce Arena said that he’s going to be signed to a #NERevsII contract. Okello was a #NERevs trialist during preseason.
— Seth (@SethMan31) February 28, 2023
Noble Okello is a 20-year-old, 6ft 5in tall, 200lbs, center midfielder from Toronto, Canada.
The player started his playing career with Toronto FC and came up through their academy ranks with a combined 84 appearances across Toronto FC’s III, II and first teams. The player during his stint with Toronto also appeared in 12 matches on loan to Danish side Herfølge Boldklub Køge, more simply known as HB Køge. Along with this loan, Noble was invited and allowed to train with Bundesliga side Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg, more simply known as VFL Wolfsburg FC in January of 2018 after attracting interest from the club. Following the 2022 MLS Season, Noble’s player option was declined by Toronto FC. MLS Insider Tom Bogert cited Noble Okello as a player to watch in the MLS Re-Entry Draft.
The MLS Re-Entry Draft comes this week. Typically 5-8 players are selected. (Stage 1 you pick up their contract option, Stage 2 you can re-negotiate).
Some players to watch:
Danny Trejo
Lucas Esteves
Eddie Segura
Tomas Romero
Callum Montgomery
Ifunanyachi Achara
Noble Okello— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) November 16, 2022
Entering the 2023 MLS Preseason, Noble went on trial with both Inter Miami and LA Galaxy and was rumored to sign a contract with LA Galaxy. Less than 24 hours later, the rumor of the LA Galaxy signing was ended, and he joined the New England Revolution preseason camp late.
Per @AlxRuiz15, LA Galaxy/MLS added Noble Okello to the official roster on their website mistakenly, and he will NOT sign with the Galaxy. He is now on trial with his third MLS club this off-season, New England Revolution. #LAGalaxy #NERevs #MLS pic.twitter.com/ymnNTsKJX8
— MLS NETWORK (@mlsnetwork) February 12, 2023
Noble managed to play in 87 minutes in 2 eligible matches. 75 minutes versus FC Cincinnati (4-0 Loss) and 12 minutes versus Orlando City SC (2-1 win).
Noble signing for New England Revolution II puts him into a competitive lineup that will assist him to compete and make it back to the top level. Players whom he will be competing for minutes against include Jake Rohzansky, Brandon Bueno, and fellow Canadian Ben Awashie.
The New England Revolution II roster now stands at 16 professional players, and they are set to open their MLS Next Pro season debut in one month.
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